Horizons

Horizons is an AWE facility for
1952-March 1, 2011 so workers are eligible to file for Part
B claims.

Horizons has a Special Exposure Cohort for workers who
had specific cancers and worked at least 250 days between January 1, 1952-December
31, 1956.

Starting in 1952, Horizons, Inc. was
under contract with the AEC for the production of granular
thorium metal and conducted some thorium research work for
Savannah River. Earlier work performed by Horizons, Inc. for
the AEC did not involve radioactive substances.

During the period of residual
contamination, as designated by the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health and as noted in the dates
above, employees of subsequent owners and operators of this
facility are also covered under the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act.

During the 1940s and 1950s the metal handling facility was
used for the production of granular thorium metal for the
AEC and conducted some thorium research work for Savannah
River. From July 1949 to November 1949, Horizons, Inc. was
also under AEC contract to conduct research and perform
development work on a process for the preparation of
ductile, high-purity zirconium by fused salt electrolysis.